POEM STARTER
Write a simplified sestina with any theme you think fits in the form.
A sestina has 6 stanzas of 6 lines, and the final word of each stanza should be important, and appear in the next stanza along. Begin with these basic rules, but you can also look up and try all the complex rules of a sestina!
To Hope And Friends
Embrace me,
For I am an escapist
Who never fails
To belong
In the wrong
Places.
I am so used to my freedom.
So much so, that choices
Tie me down to consequences
That I asked for in good
Consciousness;
Knowing me—
I asked for flowers
And was met with rain.
When will I grow up?
I’ve been soaked in blessings
But my root rot
I could never seem to cure.
Bloom where you’re planted…
But staying in one place
For too long hinders
Me.
Frightens me.
I am afraid
That to be seen is to be known
For all the good and bad in between.
I want you to know the good “me”
Perfectly.
Not long enough to see
The parts that I think are the worst.
Will you let me fall apart
And keep holding me?
Keep me in your cupped hands
Even as I disintegrate
Into nothing
Amidst my ongoing quest for freedom?
Love all of the botanical metaphors in this poem! Keep up the great work!
